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ACVB Reorganizes Convention Sales Staff
To meet the increased demand for Austin as a meetings and conventions destination and to accommodate the changing marketplace, Austin CVB has completed a redeployment of the convention sales team. President and CEO Bob Lander announced the hiring of Rob Hampton as vice president of sales. Hampton, who starts on December 11, served in the same capacity with the Jacksonville, Florida CVB, where he led the sales team to record production. Throughout his career, Hampton has been actively involved with industry associations such as PCMA, ASAE, and MPI by serving on an array of committees and becoming a leader in the meetings industry. Pictured at left: Rob Hampton
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Party Like an Austin Rock Star
Following the success of last summer's closing night of the Destination Marketing Association International conference at La Zona Rosa, Austin is taking the city's party atmosphere on the road. Austin CVB hosts the "unofficial after-party" at the Professional Convention Management Association's (PCMA) 2007 Annual Meeting on January 7 at the Hard Rock Cafe in Toronto, Canada.
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Austin CVB Annual Report Published
The Austin CVB releases its 2005-2006 Annual Report at the quarterly Board of Directors meeting today. The report details Austin CVB's mission and provides information on departmental goals and achievements over the past year. To see how Austin CVB promotes the city within regional, national and international leisure and industry markets, visit www.austintexas.org.
Aeromexico Arrives at ABIA
Mexico's largest airline, Aeromexico, operates four weekly flights from Mexico City to Austin, starting December 15. The direct flight reinforces Austin's increasingly popular reputation as an international leisure destination and makes it easy for Mexican tourists to visit. It also opens doors for the international meetings and conventions market, encouraging associations and corporations based in Mexico to hold their meetings in the Texas capital, which has been named among the top ten cities for Hispanics to live and work by Hispanic magazine for three consecutive years.
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 Austin CVB Receives Award of Excellence
Music, Golf and Holiday Events Bring Media to Austin
Convention Sales Visits the Big Easy
Shop the Austin Visitor Center
See the Music with Austin GuitarTown
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Texas Tune-up
Conde Nast Traveler
(December 2006)
"...What is it about the self-proclaimed live music capital of the world that makes it so important a venue for popular cultural events such as South By, and also an intellectually diverse and progressive city in a state that prides itself on its conservatism? ...Austin has always been a melting pot of musical influences and styles, and this, combined with the open-armed nature of the city, has let to its most recent cultural metamorphosis -the infusion of New Orleans musicians and their sound in the wake of Katrina."
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Winter Retreats
Texas Monthly
(November 2006)
"The best time to hear great music in Austin is...anytime! The sounds vary from rock/alternative and blues to classical and gospel at the city's almost 200 live music venues, ranging from stages at the aiport to clubs in the Sixth Street entertainment district and the Warehouse District."
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Awesome Austin
Forbes.com
(October 2006)
"With its hip coffeehouses, cargo shorts-and-sandals dress code and celebrity residents, Austin exudes youthful energy. Austin continues to spawn entrepreneurs, especially in the fast-growing wireless technology community. Nearly 100 companies employ 4,000 people here, making the city one of the U.S.'s busiest for business travel."
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Deep in the Heat of Texas
The Independent (London)
(November 19, 2006)
"Austin lies in the midst of Hill Country - more than 14,000 square miles of cedar and mesquite trees, lakes, rivers and idyllic natural springs... There are more than 50 miles of scenic paths that follow natural green belts all over this city."
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Strollin' on the River
Winnipeg Sun (Winnipeg, Canada)
(November 26, 2006)
"Austin bills itself as the live music capital of the world, sporting clubs throughout the city-even an Applebees. Music ranges from blues and rock to country and bluegrass...Sixth Street and the Warehouse District and hopping on Friday and Saturday nights, but there's lots of good music to be heard throughout the rest of the week."
Austin CVB Mission Statement:
The Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau is charged with marketing Austin nationally and internationally as a premier business and leisure destination, thus enriching our community's overall quality of life.
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The Salt Lick BBQ
One of Austin's most popular barbecue joints, The Salt Lick, now offers old-fashioned flavor for meetings and events in the new Thurman's Mansion. The restaurant, located at 18001 FM 1826 in Driftwood, is world famous for its open-pit barbecue with traditional accompaniments. For more than three decades, the institution has been a favorite location, not only for dining but for private and corporate events including weddings, company picnics, meetings, family reunions and more.
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December 9-13
Texas Assessment Association
2006 Texas Assessment Conference
Hilton Austin
Est. Attendance 1,500
December 13-15
Texas Department of State
Health Services
Texas HIV/STD Statewide Conference
Renaissance Austin Hotel
www.dshs.state.tx.us
Est. Attendance 1,000
December 11-12
Texas Turfgrass Association
2006 TTA Annual Convention
Austin Convention Center
www.texasturf.com
Est. Attendance 1,300
December 15
Prolink Sports & Entertainment
All American Tennis Shootout
Austin Convention Center
www.prolinkplanet.com
Est. Attendance 2,000
January 6-7
Junior Volleyball Association of Austin
2007 Tour of Texas & Texas Championship Series Qualifier
Austin Convention Center
www.austinsportscenter.com
Est. Attendance 6,000
January 12-15
Living in Skin
Star of Texas Tattoo Arts Revival
Palmer Events Center
www.golivefast.com
Est. Attendance 4,000
January 26-28
The Golf Foundation of Texas
2007 Texas Golf Expo
Palmer Events Center
www.texasgolf.org
Est. Attendance 1,000
January 29-31
TX Association of School Administrators
2007 TASA's Administrator's Midwinter Conference on Education
Austin Convention Center
www.tasanet.org
Est. Attendance 5,000
January 29-February 1
Government Technology Conference
2007 GTC Southwest
Austin Convention Center
www.govtech.net
Est. Attendance 11,000
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